Explore Disincentivise through 3 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Disincentivise meaning
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of disincentivize.
Using Disincentivise
- The main meaning on this page is: Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of disincentivize.
Context around Disincentivise
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 0 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Disincentivise
- In this selection, "disincentivise" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 28 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, work, buying and people stand out and add context to how "disincentivise" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include incentivise or disincentivise work and johnson will disincentivise people working. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "disincentivise" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with disincentivise
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
For instance, discounts and promos on buying more than one quantity of a product have been withdrawn to disincentivise buying more. (21 words)
She indicated some people will lose their benefits, saying the “benefit system can have a real impact on whether you incentivise or disincentivise work”. (24 words)
The nurse tax being proposed by Boris Johnson will disincentivise people working for the NHS, but the situation is even worse for social care workers who aren’t entitled to the miserable plan they have put forward for nurses. (39 words)
The nurse tax being proposed by Boris Johnson will disincentivise people working for the NHS, but the situation is even worse for social care workers who aren’t entitled to the miserable plan they have put forward for nurses. (39 words)
She indicated some people will lose their benefits, saying the “benefit system can have a real impact on whether you incentivise or disincentivise work”. (24 words)
For instance, discounts and promos on buying more than one quantity of a product have been withdrawn to disincentivise buying more. (21 words)
Example sentences (3)
She indicated some people will lose their benefits, saying the “benefit system can have a real impact on whether you incentivise or disincentivise work”.
For instance, discounts and promos on buying more than one quantity of a product have been withdrawn to disincentivise buying more.
The nurse tax being proposed by Boris Johnson will disincentivise people working for the NHS, but the situation is even worse for social care workers who aren’t entitled to the miserable plan they have put forward for nurses.